The ball is clearly a prop. A hollow contraption with no internal parts, some meaningless, nonfunctional etchings and a sketchy backstory, likely intended to help sell dowsing equipment. I'd just like to ask our tridactyl proponents what they think of their boy Jamie getting in on this action:
As with the tridactyl circus, we have Maussan involved with a publicity/ click- grabbing set of extraordinary claims, combined with "technical investigations" by the claimants or their confederates, whose results are, *ahem*, questionable.
Footage apparently showing water being poured on the sphere, steam evaporating but the sphere being cool enough to touch, is just silly. Who decided to do that? Why?
I don't know if the German Company team have released much in the way of their findings; we've seen some indication of weight.
What they should be able to share, now (if reasonable, elementary investigations have been performed) might include:
(1) Photos, in good resolution, taken from a number of angles so that the whole surface of the sphere is imaged
(2) Precise dimensions of the sphere and all surface features; any deviation from true sphericity, volume
(3) Exact weight, density. Centre of gravity.
(4) An initial opinion from a reputable, independent metallurgist/ materials scientist.
(5) Conductive, magnetic properties
(6) An estimate of surface hardness: What can the surface be scratched by?
If a small amount of material can be removed (which it almost certainly could be), identification of the material through spectroscopy- or at least an estimate of melting point.
If it is claimed the sphere cannot be scratched/ have material removed, the team have immediate, testable proof- that they should be confident would be supported by anyone else performing the same investigation- that the sphere is something unusual. If the surface cannot be superficially damaged, the team can have no fear that other investigators would damage it.
Any reluctance to allow other investigators to examine the sphere would be suspect.
(7) There seem to be holes around the circumference. Are they holes? If so, how far can a probe be introduced before resistance is encountered?
If the sphere is held up to the light, can light pass through holes on the far side and be seen through holes on the near side?
(8) Clear imaging of the "symbols" on the sphere.
It is not plausible that German Company, or Maussan's tridactyl team, includes palaeographers/ semioticians/ cryptographers/ others who might have
some chance of deriving any information- or assessing whether the symbols
are likely to be from a representational system.
(9) I guess we could throw in Geiger counter readings, UFO enthusiasts like Geiger counter readings. But ensure that the operator knows what they're doing.
We could also ask, have German Company and/or their trade contacts and suppliers the ability to make a similar sphere?
I have a feeling the answer is "yes".
Another question might be, if German Company staff really believe they have an extraterrestrial item, what on Earth leads them to believe that
they are appropriate people to investigate it? They appear to run a small workshop making electronic novelties, like hobbyist metal detectors.